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JOHN WAYMOF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 81,311, dated August 18, 1868.

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I Be it known that I, JOHN WAY, of Waterbury, of New Haven county, in the Stato of Connecticut, have 'invented certain new and useful Improved vStrap-Holding Deviceg and I do hereby..deelnre that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this application. A

' My invention relates to a new and useful improvementi'n devices for. holding a bitch-rein halter, or other strap, and hasdzor its object to provide a simple and effective means'of holding the strep securely, no matter in which direction the latter may be pulled. i

Previous to myvinvention, a bitching-device or strap-holder has been made, composed of a. cam or ecceutricbutton, SO'pivoted in a frame or-stqnd that, when a. strap was inserted between said cam and the cam-plate, and* then, pulled in a. certain direction, the ca m would wedge on to or cramp the strep between itself and the plate, and prevent the extrieation of' the strap when-sopulled; butin such kind of devices the strap could be pulled out in an opposite direction.

I propose to make a strap-holder or eiarnpingsdevice in sucu a manner that the strap cannot bc disengaged at all, when ence inserted, except by holding the cam in a certain position or adjustment while withdrawing the strap. Y

, AndV my invention consists'in the employment, in combination with e suitable holder-plate. oifedoublev V'acting camror button, so constructed and operating as to be brought to bear upon and. gripe the strap, in either, direction in whicb'the latter may be drawn-,as will be hereinafter more fully explai'ne .To"cnahle those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it more particularly, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in whichi Figure 1 is a. perspective view of an apparatus embodying myinvention, and adapted to bo used on a hitchpost, Or to hitch horses to, and Y "Figure 2 is a section' et a; x, fig.' 1, oi the same.

In the 4several-'figures the same partis designated by the same letter of reference.

D is a east-iron plate, having formed en it ears b b, between which is hung, on a pivot, c, a peculiarly-shaped doable-acting cam or ecccntric-button, B, (the form. of which is clearly illustrated by the drawing.) v

The plate D isso shaped es to conform to the face of the cam B, when the letter is in position shown, (sce fig. 2,) and the face of said cam B may bo serrated. as slrown, to render it more c`ective, if found expedient or neccssury. S illustrates a portion of a strapv ns applied to the hclding-device.

It will be understood that the operctionof theapparatus is as follows, viz:

The cem or cecentric-buttoa B being held in the position seen at iig. 2, a strap, S, may be readily inserted (as shown) from either direction between tbe serrated cam-face and plate D, but the moment thc strap is pulled, in either direction, the said cam B will turn on its pivot, and bito against or cramp the strap S tight between its serrated face and the face of plate D,'and the harder the strap is pulled, the faster it will be held.

It' will be understood that-if the strap, when firmly he'ld, by being pullcd in ono-direction, be pullcdfin an opposite direction, the-cam B will be reversed, and will then gripe the strap with equal e'ectiveness in the other direction, so that, no matter which wuythe strap he pulled, the cam willclamp upon it and securely-hold it."

When it is desired to release tbestrap, it is only necessary to gently pull the strap, in one or other direction, to relieve the gripe of therein, and then hold said cam BV in the position eeen ot'ig. 2, -whcn the strap muy be freely withdrawn.

It will be seen that a. device, auch as shown, may be used with great advantage for bitching horses.'

The plate D may be formed and adapted to he screwed or otherwise fastened on topof a. hitch-post, or to be fastened up to awall, or to any part of a stable. l

I have shown the stand D, made with a. projection e, into which is `fitted an ordinary ring, for the con venience of securing or bitching a. rope. or chain, (which could not be fastened in the cmxture,) and which' might' he useful in hitch-post apparatus. Oi' course the apparatus or'devico may be varied in its'prrang'ement shall 2 of parts and adaptation to different uses or purposes, without departing from the spirit of my invention, so long as it is s o constructed as to operate substantially as hereixibofore described. V

Having fully explained the nature of my invention, und wishingte be understood as not limiting my' claim of invention to any precise fox-m or adaptation of Athe device, what I claim as new,- and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A 'holding-device, composed of a double-acting cemor eccentric-button, in' combination with s suitable bearing-surface, the whole operating-substantially iu the manner. described for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this l 9thvday o`f June, 1868.

` JOHN WAY. [1.. S.]

Witnesses:

H. D. .Bounmcm GEORGE L. FIELD. 

